UPY 2025

UPY  Wide Angle - Highly Commended
'Bear Bridge'
Alex Dawson

Bear Bridge had been on our minds since we started diving in Långban mine. But it was never accessible to us until we got our full cave and at least normoxic trimix certificates due to depth (55m). We also needed to have enough hours in the mine's shallower levels to qualify for the deeper ones. This was our first attempt to visit the bridge and we did not know what to expect. We had lots of experience from the mines at the 30-40m levels so we kind of knew what to do when it came to setting the scene. We spent about 15 minutes there the first time and this was the favorite image that came out of that photo session. We will come back for more as the shaft under the bridge continues much deeper.

Judge's comment: Excellent composition and not too overloaded with just one diver showing the pathway with their light. The cave works really well as a frame and drags the viewer even more into the image. Very good!